Herbert L Bayless
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 2 December 1944 in B-24 42-50766. Killed in Action (KIA).
"Part of the formation that attacked the Bingen marshalling yard on 2 December 1944 was the Liberator of pilot Herbert L. Bayless of 44 BG (506 BS). Like the ship of pilot Billingsley it was also attacked by German Me-109’s of IV./JG 3 and set ablaze. The aircraft spun down and hit the ground near Schwarzerden (near Kirn). Five men perished, four survived".
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32335390
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Instrument Specialist / Mechanic / Aerial Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 12 August 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
near Schwarzerden, Germany | 2 December 1944 | |
Born |
Bakersfield, California, USA |
Revisions
Information from the 44th Bomb Group Loading Lists at Rootsweb via William Mulholland.
Sammlung Jan Hey at http://www.flugzeugabstuerze-saarland.de/html/hochwald-nahe.html
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
MACR 10848
MACR 10848 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database